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Memorable Manitobans: Charles Mancel Willmot (1855-1934)

Architect.

Born at York, Ontario on 3 April 1855, son of Edward Willmot and Eliza Lancworthy, he worked as an architect at Toronto before moving to Winnipeg around 1880. He partnered with George W. Stewart in an architectural practice and was involved in the construction of numerous buildings during the Winnipeg land boom of 1881-1882. He died at York, Ontario on 12 November 1934 and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Some of his architectural works in Manitoba included:

Building	Location	Year	Status
Palace Hotel	Notre Dame Avenue opposite Albert Street, Winnipeg	1881
Fairbanks House	Roseau Street, Emerson	1881
Fairbanks Block	Main Street, Winnipeg	?
Stobart Block	Portage Avenue at Smith Street, Winnipeg	1881-1882
Anglican Church of the Ascension	Second Street West, Stonewall	1882
Fortune Block	232 Main Street, Winnipeg	1882
Swiss Building	137 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg	1882
Macdonald Block	226 Main Street, Winnipeg	1883

Sources:

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

Winnipeg Buildings Index.

Mancel Willmot, Find A Grave.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 9 May 2020

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